futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
administration (of medicine)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with